يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ O my two companions yāṣāḥibayi (of) the prison l-sij'ni As for ammā one of you aḥadukumā he will give drink fayasqī (to) his master rabbahu wine khamran and as for wa-ammā the other l-ākharu he will be crucified fayuṣ'labu and will eat fatakulu the birds l-ṭayru from min his head rasihi Has been decreed quḍiya the matter l-amru about which alladhī about which fīhi you both inquire tastaftiyāni
¡Compañeros de cárcel! [La interpretación de vuestros sueños es que] uno servirá vino [de nuevo] al rey; mientras que el otro será crucificado y los pájaros comerán de su cabeza. El asunto sobre el que me habéis consultado ya ha sido decretado”.